Video recorded by  Fleur, LK forum
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Great tit     Rasvatihane        Parus major

Info for great tit friends:

Our great tit chicks were hatched on June 24th-25th, and they may be expected to leave the nest at 18-19 days, similar to the first clutch of chicks,. In the video we see them touching up their ”flight dress”.

So early on Wednesday morning at about 6 o’clock the departure may start unless there is heavy rain or some similar problem.

Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Scarlet tiger moth

Scarlet tiger molth    Harilik piksepeni      Callimorpha dominula

The scarlet tiger moth is very rarely seen in North Estonia and it is not particularly common southwards either. The moth flies in broadleaf forests and thickets with a variety of species.

Photos  Arne Ader
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Lime tree flowering

Small-leaved lime     Harilik pärn       Tilia cordata

Among Estonian trees the small-leaved lime is the last to flower this summer.

Some ten foreign species are used in urban landscaping in addition to the naturally occurring small-leaved lime; they all have round or broadly ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, with a roughly cordate (heart) shape and sawtooth margins.

Image from webcam captured by  Liz, LK forum
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The storklets grow incredibly fast

Black stork    Must-toonekurg     Ciconia nigra

On Friday Ain managed to get the camera in working order.

In South Estonia there are still many households without electricity and communications after the storm on Sunday. The largest damage to forests occurred in 13 parishes: Karula, Taheva, Otepää in Valga County; Antsla, Urvaste, Mõniste, Varstu, Võru and Sõmerpalu in Võru County; Kambja and Haaslava in Tartu County, and Kanepi and Valgjärve parishes in Põlva County.